Chinese TV Shows

Recently a friend has been coming over to watch a show called 又见一帘幽梦 yòu jiàn yī lián yōu mèng, I believe the English title is "Dreams Link". It's a cheesy soap opera that I would never watch in English, but because I can understand enough of the language to know what's going on, it's kind of fun to watch. The dialogue uses relatively simple vocabulary so it's good for a Chinese learner, and you learn good words like 奸诈 jiānzhà (crafty; treacherous). It's on 湖南台 on most nights from 9-11pm I think. I've ignored Chinese TV until now but I've improved enough that it's worth the effort of watching; so what's good on mainland Chinese television?